Hello From The Top Family and welcome back to another blog post! Today we are having our first teacher tips blog post of the year with a discussion on how to establish an advantageous, healthy bond with the students in your dance classes! Being a dance teacher is such an influential role to play in… Continue reading Teacher Tips: How To Establish A Healthy Bond With Your Students
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2021 IGTV Blooper Reel w/ Lexi Jenkins
Hey there dancers and welcome back to another From The Top IGTV Episode! Today we are sharing a few laughs from the previous year with our annual blooper reel! In this video, we'll take a look back at some of the funny moments and hiccups that inevitably happen when filming occurs, but makes for some… Continue reading 2021 IGTV Blooper Reel w/ Lexi Jenkins
How To Create A Great Class Combo
Class combos, one of our favorite elements of every class! It’s always so much fun to spread out across the dance floor and learn choreography that challenges us, all while having a great time while doing it. However, when you’re the teacher of the class, the creation of that combo relies on you and that… Continue reading How To Create A Great Class Combo
Dance Styles That You Should Try (If You Haven’t Already)
Hey there dancers and welcome to another Friday here at From The Top! Today we are talking about dance genres! As I’m sure you’ve heard us say here before, dabbling in different dance genres than what you may be used to is so greatly advantageous! For starters, it gives you more experience, broadens your horizons… Continue reading Dance Styles That You Should Try (If You Haven’t Already)
Dear 2021: A Letter Of Celebration To Our From The Top Family
Well, here we are again. At the end of another year. In today’s blog post, we will not be discussing technique, hacks or career how-tos. Instead, today we are simply here to say “Thank you”. After coming off of a year that was like no other, the dance world worked to get back on its… Continue reading Dear 2021: A Letter Of Celebration To Our From The Top Family
Dance Bag Essentials For The Winter
Happy Friday dancers and welcome back to From The Top! December is officially here and winter isn’t trailing too far behind. However, though Christmas may be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of winter, what also comes along with it can be cold weather, cold and flu season and tight muscles (eek!).… Continue reading Dance Bag Essentials For The Winter
2021 Gift Guide For Dancers
Hello there dancers and I guess we can officially say, Happy Holidays! The season of giving has found its way back into our midst and as always, we love to be a part of making your holiday shopping a blissful, and easy, experience! So in true From The Top Holiday tradition, we’re going to show… Continue reading 2021 Gift Guide For Dancers
Men In Ballet: A Tribute To Legends
Hello dancers and welcome back to From The Top! Today we are talking about a subject that we here at FTT love to dive into and that’s the importance of men in ballet! Sometimes the genre of ballet can be stigmatized as a strictly female dance style, when in reality, that is the farthest thing… Continue reading Men In Ballet: A Tribute To Legends
Best Foam Roller Exercises For Dancers
What’s going dancers and welcome to another Friday at From The Top! Today we are working out those muscles with our go to stretches using the beloved foam roller! As we all know, using a foam roller is always a major plus. With benefits like muscle tension relief, muscle repair and recovery, and relieving of… Continue reading Best Foam Roller Exercises For Dancers
Our 2021 Music Favorites For Contemporary
Hey there, dancers and welcome back to another From The Top 2021 music countdown! Today we’re taking a look at some of our music favorites for contemporary classes! That’s right, in this post you will find just a few of the songs that we just couldn’t stop playing in our contemporary class, as well as… Continue reading Our 2021 Music Favorites For Contemporary